Casey Wilkes Student Government President, Reveals
Questionaire On 3.2 Beer Has Gone Before The President
by ETHEL REITER
Casey Wilkes, Student Government
President, revealed Sunday night tliata
questionnaire concerning the possession of alcohol and the sale of 3.2
beer on the Longwood College campus
has been given to President Willett
for study. The questionnaire (Student
Opinions on Alcohol) was written and
submitted by the Legislative Board
last week. The form went immediately
to the President as he has the final
say on any petition.
The proposed questionnaire consisted of 28 questions, and a note to
President Willett which states: "At
the beginning of the survey we would
make a statement to the effect that
this was only a questionnaire to see
what the students were thinking along
these lines, NOT a vote to be Acted
upon." The first 12 questions were
devoted iu "factual" information, such
as: Do you drink' Have you ever
been high? Do you get drunk often''
Do you have liquor in your room
now?
The second part was devoted to
personal opinions. If you do not already drink, do you think ycu would
start under the influence of those
who would be drinking if this rule
were passed'.' If liquor in the dorms
were passed would your opinion of
Longwood College change concerning
its quality as an institution of Higher
learning'' Do you think tliat allowing
liquor in the dorms would lead to
alcoholism on Longwood's campus?
Would such a privilege instill a sense
of fear or uneasiness in students? How
do you think liquor in the dorms
would affect the statewide image of
the school?
Members of Legislative Board later
went to the President's office to find
out his opinion of the rough draft. He
thought that it was "okay." However,
President Willett did find it necessary
to revise the Board's preliminary efforts. The questionnaire was too long
and too opinionated. Dr. Willett, in
agreement with these members of Leg-

islative Board, arrived at what they
felt was a more factual and concise
opinion poll.
STUDENT OPINIONS OF ALCOHOL
1) Are you for or against changing our
rules to give permission to possess
and consume alcohol in the dormitories?
For
Against
If you voted against, would you
consider transferring from Longwood if this rule is changed to permit alcohol in the dormitories?
Yes
No
If you voted for, would you be in
favor of having permission granted
for (1) aU dormitories? (2) specified dormitories?
2) Are you against or for the serving
of beer in the Snack Bar?
For
Against
3) Are you for or against the serving
of beer in the Club House on the
Golf Course?

-For
-Against
4) Do you think that aUowing liquor in
the dorms would have any effect on
the prospective freshmen? If so,

in a negative or positive manner?
5) Do you think Longwood students
would abuse the privilege of having
liquor in the dorms?
October 19, 1970

However, while all this governmental and presidential action is taking place some students have brought
the matter into full view. On October
26 a student petition was circulated
urging Legislative Board to take immediate action. The groups submitting
the petition feel that the legislative
board will ignore their efforts, and
there will be some time before any
action will be taken.
President Willett is going to Mary
Washington to inspect their handling
of the situation. Nothing can be done
with these questionnaires until the
legalities of the matter are known.
Virginia State Law now requires that
it is unlawful for any person under the
age of 21 to purchase alcoholic beverages, or to possess any alcoholic
beverages SO PURCHASED. In light
of this new and ambiguous ruling,
President Willett, Casey Wilkes, and
Bonnie Bowers went to the City Attorney of Farmville for interpretation
of this law. It was suggested that a
letter be written to the State Attorney
General for his legal opinion. The
President has offered to write this
letter and to let Miss Wilkes review
it before sending it. When asked why
the President agreed to write the
letter rather than Miss Wilkes, she
replied "He offered to write the letter, and he has the secretary to type
it."
Other colleges Including girls colleges, have already legalized the sale
of alcoholic beverages. They are Sweet
Briar, Hampden-Sydney, Washington
and Lee, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Roanoke College.
Apparently the whole matter has
been placed in the hands of President
Willett. When asked about the question,
Andee Maddox, Vice President of Legislative Board, said that "I don't know,
I never talk to the President, Casey
does." When Miss Wilkes was asked
what was being done, she said, "I
don't know what it's all about. President Willett has most of the information."

Oktoberfest, Longwood's German Holiday
In The Making For The 1970-71 Season

Clowning on the lawn
Oktoberfest is here!
From the parade Friday afternoon
until walk of Alumni Chi Saturday
evening, Longwood's campus will be
transformed into a gala German holiday. Oktoberfest originally began in
Germany as a marriage celebration
for Crown Price Ludwig. The simple
horse race he originally planned, grew
in size and events until today it is
one of the largest festivals in the
world.
It begins in the second half of

September with a procession of people
in Bavaria costumesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;women in dresses and men in embroidered leather
shorts. At twelve noon on the opening
day cannons are fired, the Lord Mayor
of Munich draws the first Utre of
beer and the Oktoberfest begins.
Oktoberfest came to Longwood in
1968. Before that it had been called
Geist and before that it was known as
Circus. The idea of Oktoberfest was
designed to carry out the idea of the
German Oktoberfest In as many weekend activities as possible. In 1969
the Geistmeister, the head of spirit,
was created to symbolize the blue
and white Longwood spirit. The parade
was added in 1968 as an official opening to the weekend. The Oktoberfest
Cup bears a blue and white liner and
is given to the winning class - each
year the winning color and year are
engraved on the back. Then In 1969
the Hex sign was added to the skit
program as a method of recognizing
the class festival chairmen and offu tally wishing the classes good luck
from Geist.
Classes have elected their chairmen for this year's Oktoberfest. The
Green and Whites are headed by Senior Lynne Coleman and Sophomore
Shelly Clare, while the Red and Whites
chairmen are Juniors Frankie Brown
and Joan Putney and Freshman Marty
Lewis.
On October 18 the clowns were
chosen. They are: Kathy Barclay,Nancy Dauhmer, Diane Derrick, Debbie
Ellenbrand, Nancy Frost, Pam Harri-

What's to do . . .
Walk around campus sometime and look for something to do
You don't see too much do you' Or maybe you could walk through a
dorm looking for someone to talk to Chances ore, you'd be lucky to
find someone on his way home for the weekend Few stay around
here on weekends, few care about anything other than their studies,
and as a rsult campus activity has come to a virtual standstill.
What reasons can be offered for this seemingly disastrous
phenomenon' It would be both concise and correct to maintain that
there is little to do on campus In years gone post a person could content herself with sports, studying, and a mixer Who among this year's
student body contents himself with these activities anymore3
Campus functions have not really changed too much over the
years It's still mixers, fraternity parties, football games, and big
name concerts What has changed is the average student. She has a
stereo system which can make her ignore concerts, and beer parties
or mixers are no longer in vogue If she wants kicks she'll go off
campus to get them After booking dilligently all week, who is going
to stay around campus on weekends to study'
There doesn't seem to be any definte reason for staying on
campus on weekends, and when the campus is inhabited, most of its
denizens lounge about in apathy This leaves our dear college a monument of inactivity It has become decadent and languid Sad, isn't it.
Reprinted from the Muhlenbuerg Weekly

EDITORS NOTE: The upcoming weekend, Okroberfest will
be an exception to what is otherwise known as the suitcase
school. Visitors to the campus on weekends must wonder what
hat become of the enrolled 2,000. Is there a solution, or is it
just too unpleasant to think about?

Letter To The Editor
To the Editor:
Thank you for fulfilling my request
for a subscription to THE ROTUNDA.
I am interested in keeping in touch
with my alma-mater.
Congratulations for following the
tradition you began last winter by
making at least part of the paper a
voice of the students. THE ROTUNDA
has vastly improved since I first received a copy in the fall of 1966.
I was most intrigued by Ethel's
article and Donna's cartoon. I cannot
believe that once again the administration is harping on the question of
dress. It seems such a trivial matter
when considered in perspective with
the problems facing today's college
administrations. Attire has little do
do with the quality of education. Clothing has nothing to do with a person's
ability to learn unless, of course, she
is uncomfortable in what she is wearing.
1 am teaching government in a
small, conservative, and rural Southern school, but apparently my high
school students are treated with greater respect than the students at Longwood College. These high school students are considered mature enough
to dress themselves. The administration concerns itself with providing a
proper curriculum, not a proper attire. Admittedly some abuse the privilege, but these minority actions are
not permitted to dictate rules for the
majority - that would not be in the
American tradition.
Finally 1 would remind everyone

God Decides
To the Editor:
There seems to be some question
at the head table about what announcements should be made, and which
ones should be discarded. The policy
seems to have been so far that only
those announcements pertaining to the
whole student body would be made.
The discrepancy here is that, the
members of the head table feel that
Lost and Found articles should not
be announced. Granted a lost sweater,
or a lost hat does not warrant an
announcement. But, rings, glasses and
other pieces of Jewelry are Important
and should be announced, especially
if a reward is offered.
The head table has also refused
to announce these announcements pertaining to clubs and organizations who
are recruiting prospective students.
The response, "Tell them to read
the wires" is not enough, I feel that
the head table policy on announcements should be carefully reviewed.
When it has been sufficiently talked
about, then the policy finally decided
upon should be announced to the entire
student body.
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A Question Of Balance
by DAVID C. VEST
Assistant Professor of English
I have often suspected that The
Moody Blues were the best rock and
roll band in the world, but their new
album, "A Question of Balance," has
left me with no doubt. All the potential one saw in their earlier experimental albums, such as "Days of
Future Passed," has been realized.
For those who do not know, "Days of
Future Passed" was the first important
fusion of rock and roll with symphonic music. It set The Moody Blues
against a background provided by the
London Festival Orchestra. Later, apparently finding the orchestra cumbersome (and perhaps afraid of being
pompous), the group abandoned the idea
of working with such a large ensemble
and began playing all the instruments
themselves. They went on to produce
"In Search of the Lost Chord" and
"To Our Children's Children's Children." All this time their following
was growing, to the extent that their
last album sold a million copies.
But their relative popularity is
unimportant to me. What is important
is the level of artistry they have
attained in "A Question of Balance."
It seems to me that only tone deaf
men of stone could fail to respond
to this music. Beyond its technical
excellence, its superior musicianship,
its sweeping choral effects, the album
has a theme that it as well stated
and developed as one could wish. The
"question" in the music is this: in
"a world of persecution, burning in
its greed, filled with pointless fear
and empty speech," what are the possibilities for significant hope? "I'm
looking for a miracle in my life,"
says the same speaker who asks the
questions. The answers can be nothing
as superficial and naive as "Love is
all we need' or "a better world is
coming," etc. Nor can they be presented here without being made to
sound like useless proverbs. Suffice
it to say that the "answers" are
drawn from a vision of the "balance"
or the order of creation, and that
they seem strangely related to ancient
concept of humility, understanding,
and compassion.
The Moody Blues even go so far
I to attack the doctrine or progress:
"Look at progress, then count the
cost; we'll spoil the seas with the
rivers we've lost." This is not to
be confused with mere ecology; the
difference is that scientists preserve
nature in order to DM it, whereas
The Moody Blueb would preserve it

By LYNNE WILSON
The proposed campus plan for
Longwood College Includes the use
of the block between the high rise
dorms and the music and art buildings for a gymnasium, parking lot,
and tennis courts. The plan also calls
for several dorms and academic
buildings south of Redford Street. No
mention has been made of any place
where students can walk, talk, and
think without being confronted by campus buildings.
A new gymnasium may be important, but so is the student's privacy
and peace of mind. Perhaps, Longwood's administration and architect
should consider building the new gym
west of Ely Street, and converting
the area across from Curry into a
mall with trees, walks, and benches.
The advantages of such a mall
are impressive. First, the students
would have a place away from their
dorm rooms and classes where they
could relax and forget college tensions for a while. Secondly, such a
mall would certainly make Longwood's
campus more attractive. This would
be impressive to visitors from other
colleges, guests of the administration,
and most important, to prospective
applicants.
Why not convert the area north
of the present parking lot into a shaded
mall? The trees that are there should
remain, of course, and walks and benches should be installed. A creek bed
runs through this land parallel to the
high rises; why not put a wooden
bridge across it. With adequate lighting, an area such as this would prove
a long awaited haven away from it alL
A home - reportedly one of the
oldest in Farmville - now stands on

in order to understand it, to contemplate it and discover the order
behind it.
But I do not want to exhalt the
"message" at the expense of the music. Nor do I think they can rightfully
be discussed as though they could be
separated. In fact, I will close by
saying that I know of no other recording by a contemporary musical group
that exhibits such a spendid fusion
of theme and form. Am I saying that
rock and roll can be art? "Listen,
we're trying to find you," say the
Moody Blues.

"Good bye Charlie"
Lynne Wilson
GOODBYE CHARLIE began the'70*71 season with a bang. George A::elrod's comedy, directed by Mr. Harvey
Sneideman, was performed for three
highly successful nights in Jarman
Auditorium.
The play deals with the story of
Charlie Sorrel (Belinda Brugh), a playboy-writer who was shot by a jealous
husband. Charlie, immediately reincarnated as a well-endowed blonde
bomb shell, returns to his beach house
to find his friend,George, (Brad White),
who is soon hilariously entangled in
the problems of Charlie's new role.
The two leads were both extremely
competent, and each was strong enough
to hold his own in this fast-paced
production. Delightful in her role as
Charlie, Belinda's robust, matter-offactness combined with an occasional
lapse into feminity, brought alive the
unusual character of Charlie SorreL
She managed to sustain the characterization throughout the play, and her
performance was up to professional
standards.
Brad White also carried off a fine
performance as George Tracy, Charlie's best friend. By employing movement and expression as much as voice
inflection, Brad played his comedy
to the fullest. He and Belinda complemented one another in acting ability
and skill to achieve a fine dramatic
level.
Darcy Morrison played Rusty, the
girl Charlie died for. She was convincing as the rich and beautiful, but
dumb, playgirL Though her delivery
was somewhat hurried, she was successful in the role.
Of the minor characters, Julie
Sherrod is perhaps most noteworthy.
She was delightful as the flighty, high
voiced Frannie, and it was a pleasure
to watch her.
The production also deserves praise
for its technical achievements. Special mention is due to the sound and
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the south corner of Frazer. The future
plans call for the destruction of this
house, but is it justifiable for Longwood College to have this building of
apparent historical interest destroyed
to make room for tennis courts? Why
not place the courts and gym in another
locale? The state appropriates money
for our buildings, but it does not specify
where the college is to locate them.
By restoring the home, Longwood
would be doing a public service in the
Interest of preserving Farmville's historical past. Of course, we all recognize the fact that the college is continually in need of buildings. Why not
use this lovely home as a place where
students could have Informal meetings, listen to records, or just sit
in the warm comfort that only a home
— not a dorm — can offer.
On today's campus, we find students beset by problems and tensions
that are difficult to overcome in a
dorm room. Ours is a world fast
becoming more mechanized and more
impersonal, and our campus is beginning to follow this trend. We can
either sit back with our copy of THE
HOBBIT and dismiss the problems
around us, or we can confront them,
voice our opinions, and work together
for the benefit of today's coed and for
the Longwood students of future generations.
The preservation of this land as
a mall and of the home as a public
monument is NOT an impossibility.
If we, the students, make it known
that we'd like a place where we can
think our thoughts and sing our songs
away from the madding crowd, perhaps, the administration can have the
plan altered.
Now, as the administration gets
new, tastefully decorated offices and
new furniture, as the alumni house is
redecorated, and the Longwood House
is restored, why not consider using
a block for the privacy and peace of
mind of the student

Longwood College, Farmville, Va ,

Rhetoric
By Frederick
It has become a social and economic
necessity to have a degree. Thus people who have no real academic interest
are forced to endure a miserable
four-year grind studying things that
mean nothing to them when instead of
being allowed to
concentrate on
learning the trade
that they plan to
enter. Why should a
physical education
major be made to
study the romantic
poets when she
neither wants nor
needs to do so? Why
should a girl who
has no other interest than music
have to study anything else? Why
should a degree be required for advancement in professions like computer programming, when most by
far of the subjects required in
college have nothing to do with developing proficiency in the field? Why
should a broad education be available
for anvbodv who wants and ran handle
it, but a person who would rather be in
a high-grade technical school should
not be forced to spend four years in
college merely because a misplaced
egalltarianism which intended to allow people to have a college education
now required them to.
Since everybody has a degree now,
the BA is no longer of much value
in getting a job. Consequently more
and more an advanced degree is being
required for employment, and the whole
silly cycle is beginning to repeat itself. More and more people are going
to grad school; grad school standards
are being lowered — the easiest and
most worthless course I have ever
taken was being given for graduate
credit - an increasing number of people are planning to do graduate work
not because they want to but merely
from economic necessity.
Would it not perhaps be a good
idea to stop giving the degree a sanctity it does not merit, set up trade
schools of high quality in commercial
art, education, pottery-making, and
other fields not requiring a liberal
education, and base our hiring and
firing solely on a person's worth in
his job?
It might also be suggested that
degrees ought to be awarded on knowledge, not on time-in-residence on
campus. If a student can demonstrate
at the end of his freshman year by a
series of oral and written examinations that he has learned in class or
on his own the things that compose
a college education, then why should
he not be given a diploma? In the
present system superior students are
often trapped in trivial work for years
because they must spend four years
and take so many hours of courses,
to graduate, regardless of whether
they already know the material.
Thus, the insistence that everybody
go to college, has had the ironic effect
of robbing a degree of the prestige it
holds.

Geist Reminds
All dormitories on campus will be
open to friends, relatives, and dates
from 1 until 6 o'clock p.m. on Saturday, October 31, and from 2 until
5 on Sunday, November 1.
No alcoholic beverages are to be
brought on campus.
MEALTIME CHANGES - GEIST
WEEKEND - Friday night, 5:15, Buffet; Saturday lunch, 12:15,Seated meal;
Saturday dinner, 5:00-6:00, Seated
meal (continuous service).

Everyone's Help
Is
Needed To Make
Oktoberfest
A Success

October 28, 1970

Freshmen - Good Grades
Carry With It An Award
Class of 1974: Do good grades seem
impossible to you because courses are
difficult and because college life Involves so much more than just studying? There are thirty-two members of
the class of 1973 who can say from
experience that, with little effort, good
grades are not impossible. Because
these girls had attained a 3.5 average
or better at the end of the fall semester of their freshman year, or at least
3.5 cumulative average at the end of
the spring semester, they were eligible
for membership in the Longwood chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta, a national
honorary society for freshman women.
The purpose of Alpha Lambda Delta
is to encourage high scholastic achievement in freshmen. Membership in the
society is an honor and a source of
encouragement in itself, and it offers
many opportunities. The National Council of Alpha Lambda Delta has set up a
series of $2,000 graduate school fellowships for members of Alpha Lambda Delta who have maintained a 3.5

average throughout their four years of
college. At Longwood, Alpha Lambda
Delta presents awards to seniors who
have maintained a 3.5 average at graduation. As a special encouragement
to freshmen, the society presents a
banner to the freshman dorm with
the highest average at the end of fall
semester. Also, the active members
of Alpha Lambda Delta held a very
successful bake sale for deserving
students. For Oktoberfest, the Alpha
Lambda Delta's are planning a very
entertaining booth for the midway —
so come and "Pitch and Win."
The girls who are members of
Alpha Lambda Delta are proud of their
honor and would like to encourage
the members of the Class of 1974
to start now to meet the challenge
that college offers. There is great
satisfaction in doing something well,
and good grades are the proof of this.
So freshmen, let the goals of learning
and membership in Alpha Lambda Delta
be yours this falL

Z Is Smooth, Clever, Provocative,
It Is, In Essence, Very, VeryReal
lovely views of Athens. (Need I say
By CHARLOTTE S. HOOKER
that the film could hardly have been
Professor of English,
made anywhere In Greece?) Instead,
Longwood College
" Z" is powerful entertainment: ex- one will see Algiers, headquarters
cellent cinema plus the stark and for director Costa-Gavras. But the
frightening realities of political in- simulation is very good. In fact, the
trigue. Based on Vasiliko's novel, the airport is prettier, and the name of
film unravels part of the entangled Greece's most popular native beverweb of circumstances preceding the age, "Fix," is prominent In several
1967 coup d'etat in Greece which re- shots to add authenticity.
In all, "Z" is smooth, it is clever,
sulted In the "government of the
colonels," now headed by Premier it is provocative, and it is, in esPapadopoulos. The plot centers upon sence, very, very real. It is a film
the assassination of Dr. Lambrakis, that the viewer won't forget.
a deputy of the Union of the Demo"Good bye Charlie"
cratic Left, at Salonika in 1963. Leaving a hall where he has just lectured
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to an assembly of the Friends of
lighting
effects. Both were well-timed.
Peace, he is brutally struck down in
the street by two men in a triporter, Imaginatively employed, and subtley
while a line of gendarmes stands by symbolic. The set was beautifully delike wooden soldiers. "A regrettable signed, props adding considerably to
traffic accident," says the press. the playboy pad motif. It lacked only
"Murder," indicates the autopsy three in the choice of bed spreads, the sofa
days later. An official government in- cover, and the absence of moldings.
vestigation is ordered, and the pres- Although costumes for the minor
characters and the male lead were
sure is on.
Anyone doubting the factual basis adequate, those for Belinda and Darcy
of the film need only to visit Greece were poorly designed and constructed.
and attempt, as I did recently, to Costumes deserves commendation,
discuss It in public. One morning however, for remarkably quick changes
over coffee in an Athens hotel dining between scenes.
Altogether, Mr. Sneideman deroom, I broached the subject but was
quickly warned by my companion, an serves our applause for another fine
American woman who has lived in production. His imaginative blocking
Athens for the past six years, long and unquestionable ability In directing
enough to know when silence there is comedy combined with the fine talents
wise. Papadopoulos's feelings are sen- of his leads to provide a delightful
sitive; and so we circumspectly spoke evening's entertainment.
of "that film" - of its having received the Academy Award for Best
Foreign Film, etc. - and of "that
most excellent music" which provides
the stirring background. (The composer, of course, is Theodorakis, whose
name and music are both taboo in
Greece since his banishment by the
colonels. A clerk in an Athens record
shop offered very apologetically to
sell me a record by Greece's "second-best' composer and had a tear
in her eye when I mentioned my preference for the foremost one, whom I
dared to call by name. But back to
"Z.")
The star of the film is no single
individual, for the outstanding cast,
headed by Yves Montand as the martyred deputy, Irene Papas (the only
Greek named in the cast), who plays
his wife, and Jean-Louis Trintignant,
MEN'S & WOMEN'S
as the investigating judge, all merge
into the background and take their
places in the scheme of things. (One
even forgets that one is watching the
Across From Courthouse
two great romantics of the French
cinema.) Rather, the star is the plot,
which builds and builds with a cres111 Main St. Farmville, Va.
cendo of tension that takes one almost
to the point of frustrated madness,
wondering just what is going on, until
bang-bang-bang, all the clay pigeons
come tumbling down with rapid and
intense iteration until nothing and no
one — not even the Judge - is left.
So Intricate, in fact, is the entire
scheme that as soon as one sees the
climax, he will want to stay for the
next showing, to review the antecedent
details. The viewer be forewarned:
watch those opening scenes with the
utmost care; they are vital.
And, of course, one mustn't go
with the expectation of getting some
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Dr. Helms Wants
Strong Defense,
Volunteer Army
Dr. James Helms, a professor of
history and the social sciences at
Longwood College, Is running for Congressman of the Fourth District. As
the Republican candidate, he is running against Watkins Abbitt, the Democratic candidate, and Ben Kagsdale,
an Independent candidate.

ALEXANDER V RIASONOVSKY

Riasonovsky Will
Speak To Longwood,
Hampden-Sydney
On Tuesday, November 3, Alexander
V. Riasonovsky, undergraduate chairman and associate professor In the department of history at the University
of Pennsylvania, will speak on the
Longwood and Hampden-Sydney campuses. His lecture, entitled "Russian
and Soviet Visions of the Future," Is
scheduled for 1 p.m. at Longwood
College and for 7:30 p.m. at Hampden-Sydney College.
As a prominent specialist in Russian medieval history, Dr. Riasonovsky
is one of 39 visiting lecturers participating in a program sponsored by
the University Center in Virginia.
In addition to studying for one year
at Moscow State University on a student exchange program, Dr. Riasonovsky received his PhJ). in Russian Medieval History at Stanford University
and his B. Litt. at Oxford University.
Dr. Riasonovsky has extended his
formidable educational endeavors as
an essayist on various aspects of
Russia, and as co-editor of GENERALIZATIONS IN HISTORICAL WRITING.

When asked about Dr. Helms, Mrs.
Carbone, one of his campaign workers, stated, "He's a great person. He
could get the job done. He loves people.
And anyone with a general concern
in people, we need more of that in
politics."
Dr. Helms takes a stand on many
of the vital issues of today. In defense
he would like to see a strong defense
system, and he supports the all-volunteer army concept. Control of federal
spending, reduction of the national debt,
and an overhaul of our tax structure
are just a few of his interests in the
national economy. He would also work
to develop the economy and raise the
living standards In the Fourth District.
He feels that more of the money spent
on education should reach the classroom. Mr. Helms supports the Nixon
administration concerning the control
of crime. The federal government needs
to play a major role in controlling
pollution. He also wants Social Security to be made into a true insurance
program to insure benefits to all over
the age of 65. Mr. Helms commits
himself to make drugs socially unacceptable.
A few of his political activities
include: the Fourth District coordinator for the 1969 Holton Gubernatorial Campaign; five county coordinator for the 1968 Nixon Campaign;
founder, Longwood College Young Republicans, and Secretary of the Fourth
District Republican Party.

William & Mary Announces
Pass-Fail Courses Approved
Juniors and seniors of William
and Mary will be allowed to elect one
pass-fall course per semester beginning next fall as the result of
action Tuesday by the Faculty of Arts
and Sciences.
The measure reads, "a student
may arrange with the registrar, within the period allowed for course
changes, to elect one course in each
semester of the junior and senior
years, to be graded on a pass-fail
basis. Such courses may not be used
to satisfy area or concentration requirements."
The faculty also ruled that January term courses will also be graded
pass-fall.
Two proposals were defeated by
the Faculty. One read, "A transcript
should be considered a record of progress toward a degree and show only
those courses which a student has
satisfactorily completed."
Also rejected at the special meeting Tuesday was the recommendation
that Freshman seminars be graded

pass-fall.
All tour proposals are among tl.
originating in the Report of the Ad
Hoc Curriculum Committee and from
the recommendations of the Standing
Curriculum Committee.

Literary Talent Wanted
The Gyre, Longwood's literary
magazine, Is looking for creative talent,
in the fields of poetry, short stories,
reviews, play scripts, and art works.
Any student who has been dabbling
creatively In these areas Is urged
to submit her material for <onsideration.
Louise Dougherty, the editor ot
the Gyre, feels that many stu■:■
are unjustly intimidated by the magazines reviewing board, and rtft
turn in material. Louise has made it
clear that all work turned In will
be evaluated, without revealing the
author. It is hoped that the Gyre
will have a profitable year.witheveryone supporting this publication.

Longwood College, Farmv.lle, Va , October 28, 1970

Page 4

Longwood Hockey Team Meets Madison;
Student Support Of Hockey Team Urged
Despite the freezing cold, rain, or
hot sunny weather, the Varsity Hockey
Squad is always working to improve
their skill, speed, and endurance.

ing. Her enthusiasm, spirit, and humor
during practices and games encourages the team to work.

What does the squad do in a practice? On an average of three times a
week, the Varsity Hockey Squad can
be seen running, dribbling and warming up at 4:00. When Miss Davis arrives, the team goes through ten to
fifteen minutes of exercises, sprints
up and down the hockey field and
ends up by running around the field
backwards, forwards, or dribbling with
just the left hand. Sometimes they
work on skills for a while. Short and
long corner plays are practiced, driving and dribbling, or stopping the ball
and passing to a certain spot are all
a part of a continued practice to make
these plays automatic. The goalkeepers, too, are at work with the team
using them to practice against. After
skill exercises, a scrimmage is started to find out exactly what needs to
The team has a very interesting be worked on in the next practice.
coach who really works for the team
Practice is only half of what the
as much as she works the team. Miss team does. The games provide the
Diane Davis who graduated from Long- other half. At home games, the supwood, was a captain of the hockey port and spirit of the students is
team when she attended LC and is greatly appreciated and encouraging.
now doing an excellent job at coach- At away games, the team provides
Since we don't have a football team,
our girls' varsity sports represent
our school in competition and should
be considered as interesting and rated
as highly as a football, basketball,
or baseball team in a co-ed college.
Our girls need the support of the entire student body because they work
hard and want to know their work
is appreciated. For those students
who don't participate in a sport but
do come out and back up the team,
this article is to give you an idea
of what you are supporting. For those
students who don't participate in a
sport and can't come out to watch,
this article is to show you what the
team does for you and asks for your
support and spirit to help us win.

Spectator's comment they like I.C's second team because "the Longwood flrls' sure are aggressive "

Fencing Clinic Held
At Mary Baldwin
Misses Sally Bush, Jean Smith, and
Anne Huffman, members ofLongwood's
Physical Education Department, recently attended a fencing clinic held at
Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Va.
Denise O'Connar, fourth ranking
woman's foil fencer for the United
States, from New Jersey, was the
guest instructor for the clinic. After
a brief review of the basic techniques
involved in fencing, Miss O'Connar
then covered such things as compound
parries, binds, envelopments, stop
thrusts, time thrusts, second intention attacks and many other advanced

skills. The clinic, which was primarily
for fencing coaches throughout the
state, was also designed to instruct
coaches in the use of electrical fencing equipment.
Varsity Fencing Coach, Miss Bush
said she had learned a lot of teaching
techniques and some good pointers for
team strategy and skills. She also
announced that the Longwood Fencing
Team will be getting electrical equipment which will be used at the Intercollegiate Tournament to be held here
in March.

Basketball Tryouts Underway
New PE Teacher Will Coach
Attention, all girls interested in the teams we are sure to have some
lending their spirit and skill to the very exciting and competitive games.
varsity or Junior varsity basketball We urge everyone to attend all the
teams. Tryouts were held on Wed- home games and bring your spirit
nesday, October 28, at 4 in French to help us win.
gymnasium. Those interested in playing, who could not attend, please see
Miss Jean Smith in her office in Tabb
Varsity Swimming Team vs Westbasement. Competition will begin on
hampton
January 8. The teams this year will
Away - Thursday, October 29
compete against 10 college teams and
will end the season with a tournament
Water Show - Tickets 25?
in Lynchburg.
October 31-2:30-3:00-3:30
Some of the away games include
Varsity Hockey Team vs Alumnae
Sweet Briar, Eastern Mennonite, VirSaturday, October 31
ginia Commonwealth University, Willi.im and Mary College, Lynchburg
Varsity Gymnastics Team
College, and Old Dominion University.
Practice
Nov. 2
Witti the new Physical Education
4:00 in French Gym
I.HIHT, Miss Jean Smith, coaching

First Team Loses To Lynchburg
And BC, Second Team Successful
It was a hard weekend for LC's
hockey team this past Friday and
Saturday. Friday morning they left at
10:30 to play Bridge water at 3:00
that afternoon. Hampered by many
technical faults, Longwood lost 2-1.
First team had difficulties gaining
their momentum. During the last part
of the second half, they began to work
the ball and keep possession in their
attacking half. However, the clock ran
out before they could add to the goal
already scored by Freda Lunsford.
The game as a whole was an open
game with the ball swinging sides and
moving up and down the field.
Second team met with success
against Bridgewater. Although the game
was not a fast-moving one. It was
controlled by Longwood. Not more
than four or five times did Bridgewater break through LC's defense to
get to their striking circle. One of
those times, however, proved to be a
small disaster for center halfback
Margaret Lowry. A forward line player on BC's left side was carrying
the ball straight to the goal. Margaret
lunged to stop the attack, but lost her
stick in the process. Crashing against
the ball, ground, and another stick
was too much, and Margaret's stick
splintered in two pieces. The play
continued as Margaret stared bewildered at her broken stick. However,
she was given another and LC went
on to take Bridgewater 1-0 with a goal
scored by Brenda Price.
Coming home at 10:00 Friday night
from Bridgewater, LC's hockey team
was told to be in bed by eleven for
at 7:30 the next morning they were
back on the bus, this time going to
Lynchburg College. Once again LC's
first team could not get the momentum it needed and lost to Lynchburg
2-0. The defense did play a particularly strong game, holding back the
center forward and right inner from
Lynchburg who were highly skilled
players. The game moved quickly,
and in the beginning Longwood controlled the ball in their attacking half
of the field. However, Lynchburg took
the ball down to score midway In the
first half, catching LC off balance
and LC never really regained control

of the game.
Second team's game also moved
quickly. Scoring one in each half, the
team remains undefeated and unscored
on. As was against Bridgewater,
Lynchburg's forward line seldom broke
through the defense. Endurance was
another key to second team's 2-0
victory. During second half Lynchburg's defense was tired and LC's

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forward line controlled the ball practically the entire second half. Brenda
Price, center forward, is credited
with one of LC's points while Barbara
Cridlin scored the other.
This coming week finds LC taking
on Madison College Tuesday and the
alumnae for Geist weekend. These
are the last home games for the 1970
season.

The came with Lynchburg was rilled with slides and sommersaults on
a wet field.

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their own cheerleaders and their spirit
represents the spirit of LC. It's hard
when you have to leave on a long
bus trip to play two games and get
back late. Then have to get up early
the next morning to take another long
bus trip and play two more games.
Besides this a few players have to
go to extra practices on Sundays and
when a player spends over ten hours
on a bus during the weekend and
plays over four games, she can get
pretty tired. But the team loves it
and if they have a bad game on a
weekend, they work hard in Monday's
practice to make up for it.
The best game of the season was
with Madison College this past Tuesday, October 27. The team had been
working hard for this game all season
since they knew Madison had a good
team and would provide some exciting
competition.
There are still games with the
alumnae, William and Mary, and Mary
Washington College. Also the Tidewater College Tournament, the Southeast Tournament, and the National
Tournament will be played at the end
of the season. It will take more than
a good team to win these games.
It will take student support and spirit.

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